But instead of Bob Pollard 7-inches or why the new season of “Veronica Mars” sucks, the hot topic on Tuesday was real estate.

Douglas Wagner, president of real-estate firm Benjamin James, was onstage at the Black Betty bar along with attorney Scott Eisenberg and mortgage broker Lee Hamway, as part of the “Homebuying for Hipsters” seminar. The event was conceived by Benjamin James broker Eve Levine, who wants to help the city’s creative classes house themselves.

“This is my demographic and these are my people,” Levine says, explaining the notion behind the event.

“We’re not people who are working for the same company for 30 years. We’re building communities of business and creativity, and that can extend to real estate, too.” Levine is attempting to reach a segment of the population that’s long loomed large in the city’s consciousness but hasn’t exactly drawn a lot of attention from area real-estate brokers. But with a fair portion of New York’s hipster hordes now closing in on their mid-30s, many are ready to buy.

And they can probably use all the help they can get.

“It just dawned on me that I’ve been paying rent for over 10 years, and I realized I knew nothing about buying,” says Michael Cohen, a bartender and MFA student who wants a place in Greenpoint.

“I feel like it’s probably a little bit more complicated than they made it sound, but it was definitely informative.” Some tips from the evening:

1. Watch your credit.

“It’s more important than you’d think,” Levine says.

2. Find a broker you trust. You need an ally.

Make sure the broker you choose is someone you know will be on your side.

3. Consider a co-op. It can be up to 30 percent cheaper than a condo, and though co-op boards in prime Manhattan hoods are known for being terrors, outer-boroughs boards tend to be more welcoming.

4. Don’t be afraid to negotiate. Especially given the soft market. Any offer within 10 percent to 12 percent of the asking price is respectable, Wagner says.

5. Speed is key. Once you’ve decided on a place, get the paperwork done as quickly as possible. The purchase won’t be locked down until the signed contract is on your attorney’s desk.